Check out this beautiful house in Colorado. It's the perfect mix of West Coast Modern and Industrial Architecture.. a great blend of of wood and concrete, without either element being overbearing. The sloped roof adds a ton of interest and architectural details, and having a corner lot means the widest portion of the house can be featured (in Vancouver, the typical lot of 33x120, so if you were lucky enough to be on a corner lot you can feature the longest side of house).

From the Contemporist:

This modern urban house is anchored on a downtown corner site. An all glass living room Site-cast, board-formed concrete walls moor the building to its site, while providing thermal mass to control temperature swings. The house is organized around crossing dihedral...